[78-L] fwd: Doo Wop Oldies Quiz
David Lennick
dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Apr 5 09:45:04 PDT 2009
I'm beginning to wonder if there are a couple of trick questions here. I
googled "fine love, fine kissing" and came up with several links to this same
quiz. Same with "you're my Fanny".
As for Byrnes/Brynes, I missed that myself, although there were some other
typos as well.
dl
Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> I missed 12, 25 & 28.
> Seems nobody caught the misspelling of Edd Byrnes name, though!
> Mal
>
> *******
>
> David Lennick wrote:
>> I missed 3 of these. Some are ridiculously easy, a couple I never heard of, one
>> or two are head scratchers..don't blame me, I'm just passing them along.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> ===========
>>
>>
>> This will bring back memories.......
>> >
>> Doo Wop Oldies Quiz: (answers below)
>> >
>> Thirty great memories about music that caused our
>> parents and teachers grief! Take the quiz and see how you
>> score as a true 'Oldies Fan.' Write down your
>> answers and check them against the answers at the end.
>> >
>> 1. When did 'Little Suzie' finally wake up?
>> a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
>> (b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
>> (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
>> >
>> 2. 'Rock Around The Clock' was used in what movie?
>> a) Rebel Without A Cause
>> b) Blackboard Jungle
>> (c) The Wild Ones
>> >
>> 3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____
>> (a) Angel
>> (b) Mother
>> (c) Worm
>> >
>> 4. 'I found my thrill .. . ..' where?
>> (a) Kansas City
>> (b) Heartbreak Hotel
>> (c) Blueberry Hill
>> >
>> 5. 'Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream,:
>> (a) Mr. Sandman
>> (b) Earth Angel
>> (c) Dream Lover
>> >
>> 6 For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
>> (a) Atlantic
>> (b) RCA
>> (c) Sun
>> >
>> 7. He asked, 'Why's everybody always pickin' on me?' Who was he?
>> (a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
>> (b) Charlie Brown
>> (c) Buster Brown
>> >
>> 8. Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife,' the one with the knife, was named:
>> (a) MacHeath
>> (b) MacCloud
>> (c) MacNamara
>> >
>> 9. A Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.'
>> (a) Good Golly, Miss Molly
>> (b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
>> (c) Tutti Fruitti
>> >
>> 10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term 'Rock And Roll'?
>> (a) Dick Clark
>> (b) Wolfman Jack
>> (c) Alan Freed
>> >
>> 11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:
>> (a) Little Richard
>> (b) Frankie Lymon
>> (c) Tony Orlando
>> >
>> 12. Paul Anka's 'Puppy Love' is written to what star?
>> (a) Brenda Lee
>> (b) Connie Francis
>> (c) Annette Funicello
>> >
>> 13. The Everly Brothers are . . ...
>> (a) Pete and Dick
>> (b) Don and Phil
>> (c) Bob and Bill
>> >
>> 14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
>> (a) Jiles P. Richardson
>> (b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
>> (c) Marion Michael Morrison
>> >
>> 15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called..
>> (a) Decca
>> (b) Cameo
>> (c) Motown
>> >
>> 16. Edd Brynes had a hit with 'Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb'. 'What TV
>> show was he on?
>> a) 77 Sunset Strip
>> (b) Hawaiian Eye
>> c) Surfside Six
>> >
>> 17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
>> (a) Carol Lynley
>> (b) Sandra Dee
>> (c) Natalie Wood
>> >
>> 18. They were a one hit wonder with 'Book Of Love':
>> (a) The Penguins
>> (b) The Monotones
>> (c) ; The Moonglows
>> >
>> 19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called 'Till I ________ You.'
>> (a) Loved
>> (b) Kissed
>> (c) Met
>> >
>> 20. Chuck Berry sang 'Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?'
>> (a) Suzie Q
>> (b) Peggy Sue
>> (c) Maybelline
>> >
>> 21. 'Wooly _______'
>> (a) Mammouth
>> (b) Bully
>> (c) Pully
>> >
>> 22. 'I'm like a one-eyed cat . . ...
>> (a) can't go into town no more
>> (b) sleepin' on a cold hard floor
>> (c) peepin' in a seafood store
>> >
>> 23. 'Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do . . ....'
>> (a) cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze
>> (b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
>> (c) cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise
>> >
>> 24. 'They often call me Speedo, but my real name is....'
>> (a) Mr. Ear l
>> (b) Jackie Pearl
>> (c) Milton Berle
>> >
>> 25. 'You're my Fanny and nobody else's...'
>> (a) girl
>> (b) butt
>> (c) love
>> >
>> 26. 'I want you to play with my . . . '
>> (a) heart
>> (b) dreams
>> (c) ding a ling
>> >
>> 27. 'Be Bop A Lula . . ..'
>> (a) she's got the rabies
>> (b) she's my baby.
>> (c) she loves me, maybe
>> >
>> 28. 'Fine Love, Fine Kissing...'
>> (a) right here
>> (b) fifty cents
>> (c) just for you
>> >
>> 29. 'He wore black denim trousers and...'
>> (a) a pink carnation
>> (b) pink leotards
>> (c) motorcycle boots
>> >
>> 30. 'I got a gal named . . .'
>> (a) Jenny Zamboni
>> (b) Gerri Mahoney
>> (c) Boney Maroney
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> Answers: Scroll Down
>> >
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> >
>> 1 (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
>> 2. (b) Blackboard Jungle
>> 3. (a) Angel
>> 4. (c) Blueberry Hill
>> 5. (a) Mr. Sandman
>> 6 (c) Sun
>> 7. (b) Charlie Brown
>> 8. (a) Mac Heath
>> 9. (c) Tutti Fruitti
>> 10. (c) Alan Freed
>> 11. (a) Little Richard
>> 12. (c) Annette Funicello
>> 13. (b) Don and Phil
>> 14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson
>> 15. (c) Motown
>> 16. (a) 77 Sunset Strip
>> 17. (b) Sandra Dee
>> 18. (b) The Monotones
>> 19. (b) Kissed
>> 20. (c) Maybelline
>> 21. (b) Bully
>> 22. (c) peepin' in a seafood store
>> 23. (b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
>> 24. (a) Mr. Earl
>> 25. (b) butt
>> 26. (c) ding a ling
>> 27. (b) she's my baby
>> 28. (a) right here
>> 29. (c) motorcycle boots
>> 30. (c) Boney Maroney
>> >
>> Forward to everyone lucky enough to have been teenagers in the Doo Wop era......
>>
>>
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